2-year-old boy dies in family swimming pool in Parma

PARMA, Ohio — A 2-year-old boy drowned in an above-ground swimming pool at his home on Deerfield Drive Wednesday afternoon, the Cuyahoga County coroner's office said.

Vita Vedovan was taken to Parma Community General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 5:15 p.m. Police said the boy was under supervision of his father, and that the drowning was accidental. No other details were available Wednesday night.

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